Rave Nation: 40 Massive Old Skool Anthems [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Ministry of Sound/Inspired
• ASIN: B00005RDA4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #768,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Everybody In The Place

2. On A Ragga Tip

3. E-Vapor 8

4. Playing With Knives

5. Sesame's Treet

6. Far Out

7. Searchin' For My Zizzla

8. Tell Me Why

9. Sweet Harmony

10. Extacy

11. Shot Like Dis

12. Trip To Trumpton

13. 2 Bad Mice

14. Kicks Like A Mule

15. Sweet Sensation

16. Break Of Dawn

17. Fires Burning

18. Manic Stampede

19. Kromozone

20. Don't Stand In My Way

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back in the Day..., May 18, 2003

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"dj_riff_coda" (Parkville, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rave Nation: 40 Massive Old Skool Anthems (Audio CD)

This is a great double-disc which is broken down into two twenty-tracker's, one entitled 'the breaks', the other 'the bleeps' and it features (since Amazon still has a hard time with song titles and artists on comps.): Prodigy, Future Sound of London, Rozalla, 808 State, Ratpack, Nightmares on Wax (twice), a Guy Called Gerald, N-Trance and a whole lot more who were big in the boxes back before the term "rave" was something familiar to the mouths of one's parental units.
And as a history lesson for the club kids of today it serves as a fantastic overview, shining a bright light on a past littered with great tracks that, while still great, are burdened a bit with creaky knees and dust.
These tunes are still top-notch, though whether or not they connect with new listeners, will be determined by the individual listener.
Favorite tunes: Ratpack 'Searchin' for my Rizzla', Smart E's 'Sesame's Treet'(which for those who can't remember it is the housed-up remixing of the children's TV theme song), Rozalla's 'Everybody's Free'(the original, not Moby's hijacking of it), the classic 'Voodoo Ray' by A Guy Called Gerald, and Shamen's unhinged 'Ebeneezer Goode'(wink, wink).
A Great ride through history for some, a primer for the past for others. Either way, it is a very good collection(not that Ministry of Sound puts out any bad ones, really) that I recommend heartily.
I just can't quite give it a five for the fact that it won't quite hit that chord for everyone, as it is a right old geezer's dance party.